NC Civic Engagement Manager

This position is for the State of North Carolina

Benefits:

• 100% paid by employer Health benefits, Life insurance, Short and Long term disability insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• One paid week off during Christmas and New Years
• 10 PTO days
• 10 Sick days
• 401K (with 5% employer contribution

NOTE: Total Compensation = ~85k (car & phone allowances, 100% employer-paid medical insurance premiums, 401k match, 3 weeks vacation).

The Organization

Mi Familia Vota (MFV) is a Latino-led organization with the largest field operation in the nation that uses a holistic approach to building political power. We are located in 7 strategic states AZ, CA, CO, GA, FL, NV & TX. We engage our community around the most prevalent issues to ensure the construction of a healthy democracy and the advancement of a national Latino progressive agenda. MFV utilizes a variety of strategies to reach our community, including citizenship, door-to-door voter education, registration and mobilization, issue organizing, leadership development, advocacy, accountability campaigns and litigation.

Mi Familia Vota is a 501(c)(4) organization and Mi Familia Vota Education Fund is a 501(c)(3) organization.

The Role

Mi Familia Vota North Carolina seeks a Civic Engagement Manager to be the North Carolina lead strategist in creating a year-round multi-faceted voter engagement strategy. We are looking for someone with demonstrated skills leading outreach efforts to the Latino community, with experience implementing different tactics such as door-to-door efforts, phone calls, text campaigns, and on-the-ground voter registration efforts. Under the leadership of the North Carolina State Director, the Civic Engagement Manager will oversee robust statewide voter engagement operations and collaborate with other departments to implement voter education opportunities for the Latino community in North Carolina. The desired candidate will have demonstrated experience managing and coaching others, creating strategic community partnerships, and implementing best practices to meet organizational voter engagement goals.

Mi Familia Vota North Carolina seeks a Civic Engagement Manager to be a lead strategist creating state campaigns and supporting and coordinating the work of the field and programs teams. We are looking for someone with strong experience in campaigns and field operations. Under the leadership of the State Director the Civic Engagement Manager will oversee robust statewide field operations and other programming. As a key leader in the state the field manager implements best practices to meet goals set forth for the organization. This leader should have experience managing and coaching others and be an experienced data-driven campaign manager.

Job Responsibilities:

• Plan and implement effective electoral field programs, including but not limited to doors, phones, texts, and voter registration campaigns
• Ensure an ever-evolving understanding of the political and demographic landscape in the state
• Provide training and support for on-the-ground outreach staff
• Represent the organization internally and externally; speaking on behalf of the organization when necessary
• Identify, recruit, onboard, and manage high-quality staff to execute programs and campaigns
• Develop, oversee and, drive the execution of the state’s overall voter engagement strategy
• Set and meet metrics for the organization’s direct voter contact, digital, text, and field integration work.
• Oversee implementation of programs at the state to level to include program assessment, integration and evaluation
• Oversee data management process & collaborate with the National Data Dept to ensure that program implementation metrics are being met
• Ensure data management protocols are followed accurately and completely to capture data from all outreach efforts in-person and online
• Create and maintain an environment of professionalism; ensuring fluid communication amongst staff and other departments
• Organize and prioritize critical issues and required information to facilitate efficient decision making

Qualifications

• Bilingual Conversational in both English and Spanish
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills; successful at motivating staff to meet recruitment and voter engagement goals
• At least two cycles of field/outreach experience, preferably at a Manager level
• Experience managing and training high performing staff
• Experience with and ability to train on electoral databases
• Ability to design, maintain and improve a goal-oriented accountability structure
• Strong cultural competence with communities of color and experience working with diverse groups
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to work flexible hours and weekends
• Access to reliable transportation

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